According to research by the British neurophysiologist Peter Fenwick, near-death experiences (NDEs) occur in approximately “10% of people who come close to death, or who survive actual clinical death.

Europeans did not always look the same as they do today. Among the things that have changed are skin tone, which has gotten lighter over time.

Archaeologists have uncovered what is now considered the oldest known section of the Great Wall of China—one of the most iconic structures on earth—dating back nearly 300 years earlier than previously ...

Egyptian authorities have revealed a significant archaeological breakthrough, which is the discovery of the long-lost tomb of King Thutmose II, who ruled Egypt for a short time around 1,480 BC.

Archaeologists have created a new model to help identify archaeological bear baiting assemblages in England and beyond, illuminating a practice that was still shockingly common just three centuries ag ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.The model, which up ...

A dedicated team of 50 archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been tirelessly working at the Ratnagiri archaeological site for more than two months, carefully excavating laye ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

A remarkable archaeological discovery near Jerusalem is reshaping our understanding of ascetic religious practices and traditions in the Byzantine era.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The news media is abuzz lately about Greenland, an Arctic territory just east of Canada and part of the kingdom of Denmark.